Resource Center Affiliate

Kids In Need Resource Center Affiliate Program

The Resource Centers in the Kids In Need National Network are located throughout the country and provide free school supplies to needy children. They operate in a retail environment and offer teachers the opportunity to “shop” for their students’ basic school supply needs. Applications submitted for Affiliate consideration must meet certain criteria.

KINF Affiliates:

Receive free school supplies procured by the Kids In Need Foundation

Are recognized as part of a national organization

Benefit from national partnerships for reduced rate freight and product purchases

Applications submitted for consideration must meet certain criteria.

Are you interested in becoming a Kids In Need Affiliate?

Please review the following questions:

Has your teacher free store been in operation for at least 1 year?

Are you able to show financial viability and sustainability?

Does your teacher free store serve schools in which at least 70 percent of the student body is eligible for the federal free and reduced lunch program?

If you are interested in applying for Affiliate Status but have been open for less than one year, you can apply for Junior Affiliate status. The Junior Affiliate status is for teacher free stores interested in becoming Affiliates but are still growing in some key areas of operation. Junior Affiliates will receive hands-on mentoring, assistance, and learning opportunities through Kids In Need and the Affiliate Network for a period of two years.

Application Timeline:

Step 2—A KINF staff member will contact you and schedule a site visit.

Step 3—Evaluation and recommendations are made by the Resource Center Committee and presented to the Board of Directors Meeting at Fall meeting for a vote by the full membership. A KINF staff member will notify you of the results.

Applications are accepted year round but evaluated once per year. Application and all materials must be submitted by August 1st for consideration at the Fall Board Meeting.

For more information about becoming an affiliate, contact Jennifer Lehman, director of donor relations and gift in kind, at 937-545-0028, or email her at jenl@kinf.org.

For more information on starting your own Resource Center, please click here.